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A genealogical study of a line of the Woodward family, from Henry Woodward (1611–1683) of Lancashire, England, and Northampton, Massachusetts, to George Stedman Woodward (1874–1955) of Cincinnati, Ohio.

William Ives born in 1607, immgrated from Norfolk, England in 1635 to Watertown, Massachusetts, and in 1638 moved to Quinnipiac (which was in 1664, merged into Connecticut). He died in 1648.

One of the earliest Richelieu ancestors was Marin Richard dit Lavalle (1641-1715) who was born in Normandy, France and immigrated to Quebec in Canada. He married Marie Madeleine Grangeon and they eventually settled in Portneuf, Quebec. They were the parents of Jacues Richard dit LaRichardiere (1676-1741). His great-grandson, Dominique Richelieu (1829-1854) was the first to move to the United States and was also the first to use the surname Richelieu. He settled in New York where he married Catherine M. Foster. Descendants live in the United States.

William Randall came from London to Rhode Island in 1635.

"This book is a companion volume to Biographical books, 1950-1980, completing a comprehensive one hundred and five year bibliography of biographical and autobiographical works published or distributed in the United States"--Preface.